During her show at Howler in Melbourne last week, Sydney-based soulstress Ngaiire talked of a time not so long ago when she questioned the value in continuing on her musical path. Thankfully Ngaiire found a way over that hump and is set this month to release her new single Once – with the full album Blastoma due out in… Continue reading Ngaiire Live & Revamped
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E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
NGAIIRE Live – Glastonbury Via The Basement
The first time I was blessed to have the live NGAIIRE experience was at AWME 2013 – a showcase of upcoming Australasian artists. Now, just 7 months later, Ngaiire is off to the UK to share her music with crowds at 2014’s sold-out Glastonbury Festival. She deserves all the success she’s had during this past year… Continue reading NGAIIRE Live – Glastonbury Via The Basement
The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Everyone I know who experiences WOMADelaide festival, wants to experience it again. Everyone I know who’s heard about the WOMADelaide experience, wants to have it. That’s because it’s one of the world’s best musical festivals, and Australia’s very best. Fundamentally for the quality of music and its friendly festival people, but for so many other… Continue reading The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Ngaiire Gifts Again
Lately I’ve gone on about the awesome musical gifts of Ngaiire: her AWME (Australasian Worldwide Music Expo) 2013 gig; Mullum Music Festival 2013 with the Barefoot Divas; and her 2013 album Lamentations. Well, now I have some more Ngaiire gifts. The Papua New Guinean born, Australian based artist has been ever so busy since those recent ravings of… Continue reading Ngaiire Gifts Again
The Gift of Ngaiire
My Gift of Naiire Last month AWME gave me the gift of Ngaiire and her band live in Melbourne, plus their debut album Lamentations to take away. On the next weekend Mullum Music Festival blessed me with the gift of Ngaiire performing amongst the Barefoot Divas. In between those two shows and since, I have listened to the… Continue reading The Gift of Ngaiire
Mullum Music Festival 2013 – Satisfaction +
What do you need most from a music festival to go home feeling satisfied? For me the two most important things are: some amazing music; and a good, friendly community of people to share the festival experience with. I went home from Mullum Music Festival 2013 having experienced both of those things plus more. Amazing Music The more amazing… Continue reading Mullum Music Festival 2013 – Satisfaction +
Melbourne Music Juggle – AWME 2013
Why don’t I live here? That’s the question I ask myself whenever I’m in Melbourne. The city is a music lover’s paradise. Melbourne Music Juggle On any night or weekend in Melbourne there are a huge number of live music options all over the city – or concerts of international artists only bringing their musical goodness to… Continue reading Melbourne Music Juggle – AWME 2013